His decision is personal, BCCI respects it: Ganguly on Kohli's decision to quit Test captaincy
New Delhi(PTI): BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has lauded Virat Kohli for taking the team forward in all forms of cricket during his stint as India skipper but said his decision to quit Test captaincy was a personal one.
Kohli on Saturday ended his seven-year reign as India's most successful Test captain, a day after an unexpected 1-2 series loss against South Africa.
Under Kohli, India won 40 out of 68 Tests with memorable series wins in England and Australia being the highlight.
"Under Virat's leadership Indian cricket has made rapid strides in all formats of the game ..his decision is a personal one and bcci respects it immensely ..he will be an important member to take this team to newer heights in the future. A great player. well done .. @BCCI @imVkohli," Ganguly tweeted.
While Kohli is India's most successful Test skipper, MS Dhoni is second in the list with 27 victories in 60 games and Ganguly comes third with 21 wins.
Kohli also ranks fourth in the list of most victories as Test captain behind South Africa's Graeme Smith (53) and Australian duo of Ricky Ponting (48) and Steve Waugh (41).
Kohli, who was given the reins of the Test side back in 2014 when Dhoni stepped down in the middle of the series against Australia, made the announcement in the backdrop of his tense relations with the BCCI which removed him as ODI captain after the star batter himself decided to leave T20 captaincy.
A massive controversy had erupted when BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and chief selector contradicted Kohli's claims that that he was not asked to stay back as T20 captain.
Under Virats leadership Indian cricket has made rapid strides in all formats of the game ..his decision is a personal one and bcci respects it immensely ..he will be an important member to take this team to newer heights in the future.A great player.well done ..@BCCI @imVkohli
— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) January 15, 2022
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SWR to run special trains for Ganesh Chaturthi
Bengaluru, Aug 22 (PTI): To clear the festive rush during Ganesh Chaturthi, South Western Railway (SWR) will operate special train services between Hubballi–Yesvantpur and Yesvantpur–Mangaluru Central.
In a press release, SWR said it had earlier notified Train Nos. 07341/07342 SSS Hubballi–Mangaluru Central–SSS Hubballi Express Special (one trip) via Yesvantpur to run on August 26 from Hubballi and August 27 from Mangaluru Central. The schedule has now been revised.
Accordingly, Train No. 07341 will leave Hubballi at 15:30 hrs on August 25 and reach Yesvantpur at 22:40 hrs the same day. The return service, Train No. 07342, will depart Yesvantpur at 00:15 hrs on August 28 and arrive in Hubballi at 09:45 hrs. The train will halt at Haveri, Harihar, Davangere, Birur, Arsikere and Tumakuru in both directions.
In addition, Train No. 06251 will depart Yesvantpur at 23:55 hrs on August 25 and reach Mangaluru Central at 11:45 hrs the next day. The return service, Train No. 06252, will leave Mangaluru Central at 13:00 hrs on August 26 and reach Yesvantpur at 22:40 hrs.
Train No. 06253 will depart Yesvantpur at 23:55 hrs on August 26 and reach Mangaluru Central at 11:45 hrs the next day. The return train, No. 06254, will leave Mangaluru Central at 14:15 hrs on August 27 and arrive at Yesvantpur at 23:30 hrs.
The Yesvantpur–Mangaluru specials will halt at Kunigal, Channarayapatna, Hassan, Sakleshpur, Subrahmanya Road, Kabakaputtur and Bantawala in both directions.
